Efraim Taburi

Efraim Taburi (Hebrew: אפרים תבורי; 5 September 1900 – 7 April 1957) was a Zionist activist and politician.

Efraim Taburi
Taburi in 1951
Faction represented in the Knesset
1949–1955	Mapai
Personal details
Born	5 September 1900 Tulchyn, Russian Empire
Died	7 April 1957(1957-04-07) (aged 56)

Biography

Born Efraim Popik in Tulchyn in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine), Taburi was a member of Socialist Zionist movements.^[1] He was arrested by the Soviet authorities, and in 1924 emigrated to Mandatory Palestine, where he worked for Tel Aviv city council.^[1] In 1927 he became secretary of the Tel Aviv branch of Ahdut HaAvoda and in 1929 became a member of the Tel Aviv Workers Council.^[1] He also served as a member of the Assembly of Representatives.

In 1949 he was elected to the first Knesset on the Mapai list.^[1] He was re-elected in 1951,^[1] but lost his seat in the 1955 elections. He died in 1957 at the age of 56.